Buddy Murphy vs. Ariya Daivari (First Round Tournament Match)
Murphy lands a couple kicks, selling a back injury, and hits a couple clothesline. Another kick drops Daivari near the corner, Murphy heads to the top, but Daivari moves to the floor and Murphy hits a huge front flip over the top rope. He gets back up, heads to the top again and lands double knees on Daivari, pin, two. Daivari catches him with a spinning forearm, heads to the top rope, frog splash, cover, two. Hammerlock lariat, pin, 1-2-no! Daivari can’t believe, McGuinness saying nobody has kicked out of that yet. Murphy recovers and hits a lightning quick pumphandle spinning slam, pin, and that will do it.
Winner: Buddy Murphy via Pinfall
Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado with Kalisto vs. 2 Guys
No entrance for Metalik and Dorado’s opponents as Dorado goes to work on poor soul number one. Metalik tagged in and gets right to walking the rope with a nice dropkick. Metalik gets distracted momentarily and the other team gets in a little bit of offense. Dorado is tagged back in and goes to work, hits a crossbody off the top rope, pin, two. Double handspring stunner by Dorado sending both opponents to the outside. Both Metalik and Dorado up and over the top rope. Metalik throws one of their opponents back in the ring, Dorado up top and hits a shooting star press off the top rope, cover, and that will end this one.
Winners: Gran Metalik vs. Lince Dorado via Pinfall
– Backstage, Drew Gulak says some said he went too far last week, but only losers say things like that. He tells Andrews he’s all flash and Gulak will be moving on.
